Stallion by Starlight by Mary Pope Osborne

Stallion by Starlight by Mary Pope Osborne-120 pages

In this Magic Tree House adventure, Jack and Annie meet Alexander the Great of Macedonia before he becomes ruler. Merlin has tasked Jack and Annie with learning something of greatness from Alexander. They also meet Aristotle, who is in Macedonia tutoring Alexander at the request of Alexander's father, King Phillip the 2nd. This was a fairly fun read, although not as fun as many other Magic Tree House books I have read.

Rest in Pieces by Bess Lovejoy

Rest in Pieces:  The Curious Fates of Famous Corpses by Bess Lovejoy- 329 pgs.

The title pretty much tells you exactly what the book is about.  Lovejoy looks at what happened to the bodies of people like Mozart, Hitler, Hunter S. Thompson and Alexander the Great, just to name a few.  Even the book itself reminds you of a coffin.  It is long and narrow.  Lovejoy does a good job of presenting each case in a succinct way that still gives lots of details.  It was definitely an interesting read.